Comments on: Oops

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:28:44 +0000

heh, there are some funny tshirts out there from this event : http://www.cafeshops.com/inolightny -- it's amazing that this could even have happened. I'm sure there's going to be all kinds of safeguards to make sure it doesn't happen again... at least we can all dream, eh?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Aug 2003 00:05:39 +0000

I've had power in an apartment building in downtown Toronto since 4:15pm Friday without any brownouts/blackouts. Good job utility geeks!
Through the whole thing I kept thinking about that Twilight Zone episode where the aliens shutdown the power in a neighborhood and everyone begins to lose it, but everyone was great.
Nice I just have to clean off the fudgesicle ice rink that's formed in the freezer.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:16:12 +0000

Hey nice I like the use of yellownotebook paper to give it an esoteric flavor. Well done blog…it kep my attention

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Aug 2003 05:07:04 +0000

Next time Chris can you warn us. Geez, I was without an Internet Connection for 22 hours…. Man that was torture. Seriously, I hope all in my home state of NY are doing better now. The lights are on !!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Aug 2003 04:27:49 +0000

Now I know who to blame. GRRR! :) I'm between Toronto and Ottawa. Power came back on at 5:09am est.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Aug 2003 02:48:40 +0000

you must be joking chris! I was the culprit of the black out of 2003! I had my Xerox 5690 running, a DOC 2045, All the binding stations punching, A 220 watt laminator laminating a 40 foot poster. All the Self Serve copiers were being used by customers. And to top it off, The computer rentals were all being used and as I was getting ready to snap a passport photo, The lights went out….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 20:37:13 +0000

Here's my theory: http://www.kartooner.com/archives/000301.html :P

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 19:54:46 +0000

I'm not sure any1 else noticed, but Cat Schwartz happens to be in New York City this week. I'm not sure if she's still in the city, still stranded without power, or she managed to flew back home safely, just in a nick of time…..does anyone know what's her current condition is now? where she at now?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:58:08 +0000

Great example of Dan Gillmor's speach at Gnomedex.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:39:11 +0000

hey, you didn't mention Pennsylvania. you'd better apologize to me too!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:33:57 +0000

Damn Chris! Looks like you got urself a pretty powerful computer there… Maybe you should call Microsoft to see if they want to monopolize it maybe?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:33:56 +0000

Damn Chris! Looks like you got urself a pretty powerful computer there… Maybe you should call Microsoft to see if they want to monopolize it maybe?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 17:24:45 +0000

I KNEW IT!! That was the first thing I said when I saw that the power was out here in Detroit… Chris Pirillo has got to be behind this!! And I was exactly right! Shame on you Chris!!!
;)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:27:45 +0000

The power is actually back on here after about 12 hours!! I live in small town Soutern Ontario. Basically all of Ontario has had their power out. A lot of it is coming back but its very unstable and it probably will go out again. Our premier says that by the end of today hopefully 2/3 of Ontario will have power.
this is a quote from the news “We're living in a superpower with a third world country power grid”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:04:30 +0000

I knew it was you!!! FInally after 20 hours without power I'm back online!!! w00t